Operation Manual

CyberLink PowerDirector

Adding Video Clips and Images

to the Timeline

To start creating your video production, begin adding video clips and images to the

video tracks in the timeline.

If you are not sure which tracks you can add your media to, just select a clip in the

media library. The tracks in the timeline you can add the media to will "light up".

For more information on what media you can add to which track, see Timeline

Tracks.

Note: you may prefer to add video clips and images using the storyboard

view, since this view is simpler than the timeline view. However, you can

only add clips to the first track in this view. Therefore, this section uses the

timeline view in all of the procedures.

You can add video clips and images at any position on any video track in the

timeline. You no longer need to place your media on the top track or at the

beginning of the timeline. You now have total freedom to add the media exactly

where you want, and in the order you want it. Just start placing the media on a

timeline track, in a sequence that tells your story.

Note: if you want to add media to a precise position on the timeline,

consider using timeline markers. See Adding Timeline Markers for more

information.

If you insert or drop media onto other existing media clips that are on the timeline,

don't worry. CyberLink PowerDirector will prompt you to use its ripple editing

feature to overwrite, insert, replace, split, trim, transition, or speed up media to help

you easily place the media where you want it.

Once you add a video clip or image to any timeline track, click the Modify button

above the timeline to edit its properties in the PiP Designer. See Modifying Media in

the PiP Designer for more information.

Note: you can add additional tracks to your project's timeline in the Track

Manager, allowing you to have up to 99 PiP objects displayed on a video at

the same time. See Track Manager for more information.